Official UK procurement notice
Draeger Additional Non-Contract Repairs
Authority: Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAs part of Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service's (NIFRS) operational fire fighters duties, they have to enter operational incidents wearing Breathing Apparatus (BA). This system allows the firefighter to breathe clean air which enables them to carry out rescues or to fight fires in burning or smoke filled buildings. Each BA set has a cylinder that contains clean air; the cylinder only has a limited amount of clean air so fire fighters are restricted on the length of time they can operate effectively in this environment before they have to exit the building and change the cylinder. This contract will enable vital repairs to be undertaken on this Apparatus.
CPV: Breathing apparatus for firefighting
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1As part of Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service's (NIFRS) operational fire fighters…Awarded
As part of Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service's (NIFRS) operational fire fighters duties, they have to enter operational incidents wearing Breathing Apparatus (BA). This system allows the firefighter to breathe clean air which enables them to carry out rescues or to fight fires in burning or smoke filled buildings. Each BA set has a cylinder that contains clean air; the cylinder only has a limited amount of clean air so fire fighters are restricted on the length of time they can operate effectively in this environment before they have to exit the building and change the cylinder. This contract will enable vital repairs to be undertaken on this Apparatus. Additional information: This Contract is for a period of 10 years with no option to extend. The contract commenced on 18th November 2024. The Client cannot guarantee any particular level of business within the Contract. Any information on value of business are for guidance only and no guarantee is given as to the exact value under this Contract. Any levels, or aggregate values of goods, referred to are indicative only and shall not be binding on the Client.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Sept 2024, 11:10 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Dec 2024, 10:06 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-039541- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049b64Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This DAC is required and in accordance with Exclusive Rights 32(2)(b)(iii) Reasons.
The BA sets are manufactured by a company called Draeger Safety UK and they are the only people authorised to carry out any servicing or repairs on this piece of equipment, also only parts supplied by Draeger Safety UK can be fitted to the BA sets therefore they are the sole supplier for the Service and Repair of the equipment and will ensure that NIFRS can continue to keep this critical piece of operational equipment serviceable and fully operational.
Publisher note: The Client cannot guarantee any particular level of business within the Contract. Any information on value of business are for guidance only and no guarantee is given as to the exact value under this Contract. Any levels, or aggregate values of goods, referred to are indicative only and shall not be binding on the Client
Notice history
3 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DateDate of conclusion of the contract · V.2.1 | 17 Sept 2024 | 18 Nov 2024 | +62 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Draeger Safety UK Ltd | £200,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Draeger Safety UK Ltd | £200,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 039541-2024-1 · Draeger Safety UK Ltd
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2024
- Value
- £200,000
- Status
- active
Contract 029647-2024-1 · Draeger Safety UK Ltd
- Signed
- 17 Sept 2024
- Value
- £200,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Draeger Safety UK LimitedAwarded supplier
- Draeger Safety UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.